The City Arts Academy will provide a week of courses in skills including break dancing, event management, fashion design, film making, journalism, music production, photography and stand up comedy. Each course is taught by an industry professional – practitioners who have succeeded in their field who can provide invaluable insights into the realities of their chosen profession.

The classes can simply be a taster for people, a fun window into a world they are interested in, or they can provide a portfolio of experience and a network of contacts that can help participants get started on the ladder, either with a view to building a full time career for themselves, or simply to supplement their existing career in a way that they find enjoyable and rewarding.

The City Arts Academy is jointly run by the Belfast Unemployment Resource Centre, Blick Studios, the Community Arts Partnership, Oh Yeah Music Centre and Seedhead Arts. It will take place from 1^st- 7^th July, and courses courses cost between £100 – £50. Courses are open to anyone over the age of 16 – it is designed for adults not children

Week long courses 1-5 July – £100
Film – with Ben Jones
Event Managemet – with Adam Turkington
Music Production – with Graham Ginty
Journalism – with Chris Jones
Rock Music – with Ossia Music
Fashion – with Claire Concannon
Photograpy – Carrie Davenport (starting 3rd July – exact times/dates tbc)

Weekend Courses 6-7 July – £50
Break Dancing – with Floor B
Stage Production – with Callum Johnston
Stand up Comedy – with Graeme Watson
Performance Magic – with Caolan McBride

For more information or to book a course go to Blick Studios Website